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Mon Jan-17-05 12:37 PM
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| What exactly qualifies a media outlet as being the "mainstream media?" |
| mcscajun
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Mon Jan-17-05 12:42 PM
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| 1. I couldn't say...I call 'em Corporate Media, not mainstream... |
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Edited on Mon Jan-17-05 12:42 PM by mcscajun
...and that's easy to define: Corporate Media is bought and paid for and waves the flag of corporate interests.
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Mon Jan-17-05 12:44 PM
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| 2. A media outlet that pisses on the American public |
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Edited on Mon Jan-17-05 12:44 PM by brainshrub
by not reporting the truth.
AKA: Corporate Media.
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Mon Jan-17-05 01:14 PM
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| 3. The dozen corporations that control 90% of all media - and any of their |
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media outlets.
You can easily get a list via google - and it is really amazing what they own - 12 CEOs :-(
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Mon Jan-17-05 01:17 PM
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from the Nation gives a good overview of the M$M. http://www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html |
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